1. Child Malnutritions
2. As per the recent reports published in newspapers / magazines, India ranks at a lower level in Hunger
Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?
3. Rate of Child Mortality
4. Rate of Literacy
5. No. of people who are calories
deficient
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) AliI, 2, 3 and 4
(E) None of these
Ans - (C)
2. Who amongst the following
economists gave the concept of 'economies of scale', which says 'many
goods and services can be produced
more cheaply in long series' ?
(A) Edward C. Prescott
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Gary S. Becker
(D) Edmund S. Phelps
(E) Paul Krugman
Ans - (E)
3. As per the recent report which of
the following countries emerged as India's top trading partner
during 2008-09 ?
(A) Russia
(B) Brazil
(C) USA
(D) China
(E) None ofthese
Ans – D
4. In its mid term review of the
economy the Reserve Bank of India pegged the country's economic
growth for fiscal year 2008-09 at
which of the following levels?
(A) 6%
(B) 6.5%
(C) 7%
(D) 7.7%
(E) 8.7%
Ans – D
5. Which of the following countries
has elected Joe Biden as its Vice President in its general elections
held in November 2008 ?
(A) Britain
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) USA
(E) None of these
(E) None of these
Ans – D
6. Very often we read in newspapers
/ magazines about 'Sovereign Wealth Funds'. Which of the
following is / are the correct
description of the same?
1. These are the funds or the
reserves of a government or central bank of a country which are invested
further to earn profitable returns.
2. These are the funds, which were
accumulated by some/ people over the years buf were not put in
active circulation as they retain
them as Black Money for several years.
3. The funds which are created to be
used as relief funds or bailouts packages are known as sovereign
funds.
(A) Both 2 and 3 only
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1
(E) None of these
Ans – D
7. The Govt. of India has decided to
declare which of the following rivers a National River?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga
(D) Kaveri
(E) None of these
Ans- - C
8. Very often we read about Special
Economic Zones (SEZs) in news-papers. What was the purpose of
promoting SEZs in India?
a. They are established to pro-mote
exports.
b. They are established to attract
investments from foreign countries.
c. They are established to help
poorest of the poors in India as the activities of these zones are reserved
only for poors and those living below
poverty line.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2 only
(E) None of these
Ans – D
9. The Asian Cooperation Dialogue
Conference of 31 nations was organized in October 2008 in-
(A) New Delhi
(B) Seoul (S. Korea)
(C) Beijing (China)
(D) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(E) Astana (Kazakhastan)
Ans – E
10. The White Tiger is a book
written by-
(A) Arnitav Ghosh
(B) Arundhati Roy
(C) V. S. Naipaul
(D) Kiran Desai
(E) Aravind Adiga
(E) Aravind Adiga
Ans – E
11. The Ratio of the Cash Reserves
that the banks are required to keep with RBI is known as-
(A) Liquidity Ratio
(B) SLR
(C) CRR
(D) Net Demand & Time Liability
(E) None of these
Ans – C
12. A Rs. 35000 crore JSW Steel
Plant was inaugurated in November 2008 in-
(A) Kota
(B) Nandigram
(C) Pune
(D) Jamshedpur
(E) Salboni
Ans – E
13. The Govt. of India in order to
provide some relief to the exporters announced a relief package
ofRs.-
(A) 1000 crores
(B) 2500 crores
(C) 4000 crores
(D) 5000 crores
(E) 7000 crores
Ans – D
14. Which of the following awards/
honours was conferred upon Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently?
(A) Man of the year
(B) Kala Shikhar Samman
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (D)
Kalidas Samman
(E) Bharat Ratna
Ans – E
15. Which of the following Space
Craft was launched recently to prepare a 3 dimensional Atlas of the
lunar surface and also for chemical
mapping of entire lunar surface?
(A) PSLV-II
(B) Chandrayan II
(C) Chandrayan III
(D) Chandrayan-I
(E) None of these
Ans – D
16. As per new revised rules now
Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance sector is possible upto the
limit of-
A) 26%
(B) 40%
(C) 49%
(D) 70%
(E) None of these
Ans – C
17. Who amongst the following
players recently became the first ever Indian to win a World
Championship in Badminton?
(A) P. Gopichand
(B) Saina Nehwal
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Aparna Popat
(D) Nandu M. Natekar
(E) None of these
Ans – B
18. Which of the following countries
got Wan chuck as its fifth King recently?
(A) Bhp.tan
(B) Nepal
(C) Japan
(D) Spain
(E) None of these
Ans – A
19. As per the news reports members
of the SAARC agreed to establish a 'SAARC Food Bank' to
ensure food security for members in
case of any emergency. Which of the following nations agreed to
provide maximum quantity of food for
the bank ?
(It will provide 1,53,200 tonnes)
PDI August/2009/316
(A) India
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Pakistan
(E) None of these
Ans – A
20. The availability of Cash and
other cash like marketable instruments that are useful in purchases and
investments are commonly known as-
(A) Cash crunch
(B) Liquidity
(C) Credit
(D) Marketability
(E) None of these
Ans – B
21. India recently signed an
agreement with which of the following countries so that they are allowed
to deal smoothly with the problem of
fishermen who cross International Maritime Boundary Line?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these
Ans – B
22. The World Development Report
2009 was released recently. Who publishes the World
Development Report every year?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) United Nations Organizations
(E) None of these
Ans – B
23. The 3rd IBSA Summit took place
in New Delhi in October 2008. Which of the following
1. Leaders agreed to set a trilateral trade target of US$ 25 million by 2015.statements about the same is / are correct?
2. Leaders adopted a 50 point Delhi
Summit Declaration which has their views on global governance.
3. IBSA agreed to provide its
membership to China and Russia from 2011
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these
Ans – B
24. As per newspaper reports India's
Trade gap is showing a negative growth since last few months
'Trade Gap' means what?
(A) Gap between total GDP and total
consumption
(B) Gap between total Imports and
total Exports
(C) Gap between available liquidity
and expected demand in next five months
(D) Gap between budgeted revenue
collection and actual collection of the same
(E) None of these
Ans – B
25. Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe who was on
a visit to India in October 2008 is the-
(A) President of South Africa (B) Prime
Minister of South Africa
(C) President of Kenya
(D) Prime Minister of Kenya
(E) Deputy Director General of UNO
Ans – A
26. As per the reports published in
newspapers India allowed to open Cross-LaC Trade after a gap of
about 60 years. Which of the following
routes was thrown open for the same?
(A) Srinagar-Muzaffarabad
(B) Kolkata-Dhaka
(C) Varanasi-Kathmandu
(D) Imphal-Yangon
(E) None of these
Ans – A
27. Who amongst the following scored
his 40th century in the Test cricket while playing against
Australia in Nagpur in November
2008?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Ani! Kumble
(C) M. S. Dhoni
(D) Harbhajan Singh
(E) None of these
Ans – A
28. Mr. Mohammed Anni Nasheed's name
was in news in recent past as he has taken over as President
of-
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Maldives
(C) Malaysia
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these
Ans – B
What measures RBI had taken to improve the situation?29. The financial turmoil all over the world in recent past has also put some effect on Indian economy.
1. SLR has been reduced by one
percentage points and at present is 24%
2. An advance of Rs. 25,000 crore
provided to banks / financial institutions under the Agricultural debt
waiver and Debt Relief Schemes.
3. RBI allowed banks to raise their
capital by issuing Investment Bonds. Almost all big banks have
issued such bond in recent past.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) Only 1 & 2 both
Ans – A
30. Shivraj Chauhan has taken over
as the Chief Minister of-
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Bihar
(D) Chhattisgarh (E) Delhi
Ans – A
31. 'Jnanpith Award' is given for
excellence in the field of-
(A) Music (B) Literature
(C) Sports (D) Films
(E) Social Services
Ans – B
32. Who amongst the following
recently announced his Retirement from the cricket world?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Rahul Dravid
(E) None of these
Ans – E
33. The second 'BIMSTEC Summit' was
organized in November 2008 in-
(A) Dhaka
(B) Kathmandu
(C) Thirnpu
(D) New Delhi
(E) None of these
Ans – D
34. The Govt. of India recently
signed an agreement with Malaysia to facilitate employment of workers
between the two countries. Which of
the following was/were the reason(s) owing to which both the
nations decided to make an agreement
for the same?
1. Malaysia is an important
destination for Indian workers as Malaysia has almost 1.5 lakh Indian
workers.
2. Most of the Indians are employed
with the plantation and construction sectors where they were not
getting a fair treatment.
3. In the last few years there was a
strong opposition to employ Indians as the unemployment rate in
Malaysia is almost 30%
(B) Only 2(A) Only 1
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2 only
(E) None of these
Ans – D
35. Besides USA and France, India
has also a Civil Nuclear Deal with-
(A) Britain
(B) Russia
(C) Germany
(D) Canada
(E) Australia
Ans – B
36. Which of the following countries
signed an agreement with Russia so that, the country did not
attack on it in future and Russia
also did not do the same?
(A) Georgia
(B) Croatia
(C) Slovakia
(D) Tajikistan
(E) Mangolia
Ans – A
37. The third Commonwealth Youth
Games were organized in October 2008 in-
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Bangalore
(C) Pune
(D) Lucknow
(E) Jaipur
Ans – C
38. Miss Karla Paula Henry won which
of the following titles 'when she participated in an event in
November 2008 in Philippines?
(A) Miss Earth
(B) Miss World
(C) Miss Universe
(D) Miss Asia Pacific
(E) None of these
Ans – A
39. Who amongst the following is the
author of the book 'Development as Freedom' ?
(A) Arnartya Sen
(B) C. Rangarajan
(C) Y. V. Reddy
(D) Bimal Jalan
(E) None of these
Ans – A
40. Who amongst the following cine
star of India became the first upon whom Malaysian title 'Datuk'
was conferred recently?
(A) Arnitabh Bachchan
(B) Akshay Khanna
(C) Salman Khan
(D) Shah Rukh Khan
Ans - D(E) None of these
41. Mr. Stephen Harper whose name
was in news recently is the-
(A) President of New Zealand
(B) President of Australia
(C) President of Sweden
(D) President of Canada
(E) None of these
Ans - (D)
42. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is
observed on which of the following days?
(A) 9th March
(B) 9th February
(C) 9th January
(D) 19th February
(E) 19th January
Ans - (C)
43. Gold Mines in India are located
mainly in-
(A) Kolar
(B) Raniganj
(C) Jadugoda
(D) Veeranam
(E) None of these
Ans - (A)
46. Ms. Kiran Desai is the author of
which of the following books ?
(A) God of small things
(B) The inheritance of loss
(C) Midnight's children
(D) A House for Mr. Biswas (E) None
of these
Ans - (B)
47. Which of the following is the
duration of the present Five-Year Plan ?
(A) 2008-12
(B) 2009-13
(C) 2007-12
(D) 2006-11
(E) None of these
Ans. (C)
48. Which of the following
Ministries was Mr. Shivraj Patil looking after immediately prior to his
resignation from the cabinet?
(A) Foreign Affairs
(B) Home Affairs
(C) Rural Development (D)
Agriculture
(E) None of these
Ans - (B)
49. Which of the following schemes
launched by the Govt. of India provides a guaranteed 100 days l
employment to rural employment
seekers in India ?
(A) Bharat Nirman
(B) Swarnjayanti Grameen Rozgar
Yojana
(C) National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act
(D) National Food for Work Programme
Ans - (C)(E) None of these
50. 'Satyam' which was in news
recently was operating in which of the following areas ?
(A) Textile
(B) Mining
(C) Pharma
(D) Automobiles
(E) None of these
Ans - (E)
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